Mary Jo Guinchard Archives - New Jersey Globe

Gottheimer gets second GOP challenger in 5th district

September 24, 2025 10:45 am

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly), ramping up his congressional re-election campaign after his bid for governor failed to work out, has drawn a second Republican challenger in the 5th congressional district. Sandy Gajapathy, a former sales associate from Paramus, announced this...

Guinchard ends rematch campaign in NJ-5

July 21, 2025 11:13 amJuly 21, 2025 11:20 am

Just three months after launching her second run for New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, GOP congressional candidate Mary Jo Guinchard is back out of the race, announcing today on social media that she is suspending her campaign. “Running for office...

With Q2 numbers in, New Jersey’s 2026 elections are beginning to come into focus

July 16, 2025 2:30 pmJuly 21, 2025 2:54 pm

Although the New Jersey political world – and two of its members of Congress – were laser-focused this spring on the state’s gubernatorial primaries, the race for the state’s 12 House seats and one Senate seat continued soldiering ahead, with...

Here’s what the fundraising picture in N.J. congressional races looks like as the 2026 cycle begins

April 16, 2025 10:51 amApril 28, 2025 4:31 pm

Most of New Jersey’s congressional delegation just won new terms last November, but the unfortunate reality of Congress is that the preparation for one’s next re-election battle never really stops, especially when it comes to raising money. Senator Cory Booker,...

Mary Jo Guinchard will run for Congress once again

April 8, 2025 10:12 amApril 8, 2025 10:46 am

Mary Jo Guinchard, a Republican who tried unsuccessfully to unseat Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) in 2024, announced today that she will run for the 5th congressional district once again – possibly for a rematch against Gottheimer, or possibly for an...

A brief electoral history of Josh Gottheimer

March 14, 2025 2:47 pm

When it comes to running in a Democratic primary, contests decided by droves of highly engaged liberal voters, it’s usually seen as wise to claim the progressive lane. You don’t have to run as a socialist, per se, but at...

For Gottheimer and Sherrill, electability could be a potent argument

November 14, 2024 7:30 amNovember 15, 2024 3:52 pm

The dramatic shift towards Republicans in New Jersey’s 2024 presidential election likely means that Democrats running for governor in 2025 will all want to incorporate a new message into their pitch to Democratic voters: that they, more than any of...